Hello! Did you think that October would go by without me talking about the stone that corresponds to this month? Well, you were wrong! And it comes with surprise since it is not 1 stone that corresponds, but 2.
Yes, they are opal and tourmaline.
Yes, they are opal and tourmaline.
The name opal is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word upala (उपल), meaning 'jewel', and later from the Greek derivative opállios (ὀπάλλιος), meaning 'to see a change of color'.
Many cultures have attributed supernatural origins and powers to opal. Arab legends say that it falls from the sky in lightning. The ancient Greeks believed that opals gave their owners the gift of prophecy and protected them from disease. Europeans have long considered the gem to be a symbol. of hope, purity and truth.
Many cultures have attributed supernatural origins and powers to opal. Arab legends say that it falls from the sky in lightning. The ancient Greeks believed that opals gave their owners the gift of prophecy and protected them from disease. Europeans have long considered the gem to be a symbol. of hope, purity and truth.
Opal is a precious stone highly valued in jewelry, although its value depends on many factors. The quality of the opal is distinguished by its purity and ability to irradiate. The play of colors is produced by the random arrangement of microscopic plates of tridymite or cristobalite spheres, which act as light diffraction gratings. It is observed as a range of imprecise, intensely colored plates that move when the gem is moved. It contains between 5 and 10 percent water and its structure is usually compact and amorphous. Regardless of its quality, it is possible to find opal in black, gray, white, brown, purple, yellow, orange, green, blue-green or colorless. As for their transparency, they can be almost transparent and slightly opalescent to opaque.
If you have jewelry with opals in them, you have to take care of them since their brightness and beauty depend on the small amount of water they have in them. If you expose them too much to the sun, heat or even strong and constant light sources, they can dehydrate causing them to be damaged.
If you have jewelry with opals in them, you have to take care of them since their brightness and beauty depend on the small amount of water they have in them. If you expose them too much to the sun, heat or even strong and constant light sources, they can dehydrate causing them to be damaged.
Its name, which comes from toramalli, which means "mixed gems" in Sinhala (a Sri Lankan language). It is a term applied by Dutch traders to the multi-colored, water-worn pebbles that miners found in the gem gravels of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Brazil has been the world's leading source of tourmaline for nearly 500 years. In the 1500s, Portuguese explorers obtained green and blue tourmaline from indigenous peoples and from washing streams searching for gold. They thought these colored stones were emeralds and sapphires and shipped them back to Portugal, where they were cut into gems and used to make jewelry for royalty and wealthy citizens (tourmaline wasn't recognized as a distinct mineral until 1793).
It's easy to understand why people so easily confuse tourmaline with other gems: very few gems match tourmaline's dazzling range of colors. From vivid reds to pastel pinks and peaches, vivid emerald greens, vivid yellows and deep blues, this gem's breadth of color Brazilian discoveries in the 1980s and 1990s increased tourmaline's appeal by bringing new rich hues to market.
Brazil has been the world's leading source of tourmaline for nearly 500 years. In the 1500s, Portuguese explorers obtained green and blue tourmaline from indigenous peoples and from washing streams searching for gold. They thought these colored stones were emeralds and sapphires and shipped them back to Portugal, where they were cut into gems and used to make jewelry for royalty and wealthy citizens (tourmaline wasn't recognized as a distinct mineral until 1793).
It's easy to understand why people so easily confuse tourmaline with other gems: very few gems match tourmaline's dazzling range of colors. From vivid reds to pastel pinks and peaches, vivid emerald greens, vivid yellows and deep blues, this gem's breadth of color Brazilian discoveries in the 1980s and 1990s increased tourmaline's appeal by bringing new rich hues to market.
People have probably used tourmaline as a gem for centuries, but until the development of modern mineralogy, they identified it as some other stone (ruby, sapphire, emerald, etc.) based on its color.
For many years the largest market for tourmaline was in China. Much of the pink and red tourmaline from San Diego County in California was shipped to China because the Chinese Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi particularly liked the color. There, artisans carved tourmaline into snuff bottles and other pieces to set into jewelry. San Diego County's famous tourmaline mines include Tourmaline Queen, Tourmaline King, Stewart, Pala Chief, and Himalaya.
Tourmaline has piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties due to its polar structure. The special electrical properties of tourmaline have been found for a long time. Tourmaline was found to be able to attract dust when heated and discharge dust when cooled.
For many years the largest market for tourmaline was in China. Much of the pink and red tourmaline from San Diego County in California was shipped to China because the Chinese Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi particularly liked the color. There, artisans carved tourmaline into snuff bottles and other pieces to set into jewelry. San Diego County's famous tourmaline mines include Tourmaline Queen, Tourmaline King, Stewart, Pala Chief, and Himalaya.
Tourmaline has piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties due to its polar structure. The special electrical properties of tourmaline have been found for a long time. Tourmaline was found to be able to attract dust when heated and discharge dust when cooled.
Another thing I wanted to tell you about is this new capsule collection that I created in memory of a pet... I'll tell you...
This collection was born when a client asked me to create a special piece for a friend who had lost her pet named Ginger and wanted something to remember her by.
From there was born this collection of gold-plated silver chain, with zircons and a fasquito-shaped pendant carved by hand in quartz / amethyst / labradorite. In them you can store perfumes, essences and/or oils and always have them close by.
This collection was born when a client asked me to create a special piece for a friend who had lost her pet named Ginger and wanted something to remember her by.
From there was born this collection of gold-plated silver chain, with zircons and a fasquito-shaped pendant carved by hand in quartz / amethyst / labradorite. In them you can store perfumes, essences and/or oils and always have them close by.
Do you like opal or tourmaline? Which is your favorite? Did you like the new Ginger collection? Have pets?
Xoxo,
Britt
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¡Hola! ¿Creías que iba a pasar octubre sin yo hablar de la piedra que corresponde a este mes? ¡Pues te equivocaste! Y viene con sorpresa ya que no es 1 piedra la que corresponde, sino 2.
Si, son el ópalo y la turmalina.
Se cree que el nombre ópalo se deriva de la palabra sánscrita upala (उपल), que significa 'joya', y más tarde del derivado griego opállios (ὀπάλλιος), que significa 'ver un cambio de color'.
Muchas culturas han atribuido al ópalo orígenes y poderes sobrenaturales. Las leyendas árabes dicen que cae del cielo en relámpagos. Los antiguos griegos creían que los ópalos otorgaban a sus dueños el don de la profecía y los protegían de las enfermedades. Los europeos han considerado durante mucho tiempo que la gema es un símbolo. de esperanza, pureza y verdad.
El ópalo es una piedra preciosa muy apreciada en joyería, aunque la valoración de esta depende de muchos factores. La calidad del ópalo se distingue por su pureza y capacidad de irradiación. El juego de colores se produce por la disposición aleatoria de placas microscópicas de esferas de tridimita o cristobalita, que actúan como redes de difracción de la luz. Se observa como una gama de plaquitas imprecisas, intensamente coloreadas, que se desplazan al mover la gema. Contiene entre un 5 y un 10 por ciento de agua y su estructura suele ser compacta y amorfa. Independientemente de su calidad es posible encontrar el ópalo en colores negro, gris, blanco, marrón, púrpura, amarillo, naranja, verde, azul-verdoso o incoloro. En cuanto a su transparencia, pueden ser casi transparentes y ligeramente opalescentes hasta opacos.
Si tienes joyas con ópalos en ellas toca cuidarlas ya que su brillo y belleza dependen de la pequeña cantidad de agua que tienen en ellas. Si las expones demasiado al sol, el calor o inclusive fuentes de luz fuertes y constantes puede que se deshidraten causando que se dañen.
Su nombre, que proviene de toramalli, que significa "gemas mixtas” en cingalés (un idioma de Sri Lanka). Es un término que los comerciantes holandeses aplicaron a los guijarros multicolores desgastados por el agua que los mineros encontraron en las gravas de gemas de Ceilán (ahora Sri Lanka).
Brasil ha sido la principal fuente mundial de turmalina durante casi 500 años. En la década de 1500, los exploradores portugueses obtuvieron turmalina verde y azul de los pueblos indígenas y de los arroyos de lavado en busca de oro. Pensaron que estas piedras de colores eran esmeraldas y zafiros y las enviaron de regreso a Portugal, donde se cortaron en gemas y se usaron para hacer joyas para la realeza y los ciudadanos adinerados (la turmalina no fue reconocida como un mineral distinto hasta 1793).
Es fácil entender por qué la gente confunde tan fácilmente la turmalina con otras gemas: muy pocas gemas combinan con la deslumbrante gama de colores de la turmalina. Desde rojos intensos hasta rosas pastel y colores melocotón, verdes esmeralda intensos, amarillos vivos y azules profundos, la amplitud del color de esta gema Los descubrimientos brasileños en las décadas de 1980 y 1990 aumentaron el atractivo de la turmalina al traer nuevos tonos intensos al mercado.
Es probable que la gente haya usado la turmalina como gema durante siglos, pero hasta el desarrollo de la mineralogía moderna, la identificaron como alguna otra piedra (rubí, zafiro, esmeralda, etc.) en función de su color.
Durante muchos años el mayor mercado de la turmalina estaba en China. Gran parte de la turmalina rosa y roja del condado de San Diego en California se enviaba a China porque a la emperatriz viuda china Tz'u Hsi le gustaba especialmente el color. Allí, los artesanos tallaron la turmalina en botellas de rapé y otras piezas para engarzarlas en joyas. Las famosas minas de turmalina del condado de San Diego incluyen Tourmaline Queen, Tourmaline King, Stewart, Pala Chief e Himalaya.
La turmalina tiene propiedades piezoeléctricas y piroeléctricas debido a su estructura polar. Las propiedades eléctricas especiales de la turmalina se han encontrado durante mucho tiempo. Se descubrió que la turmalina puede atraer polvo cuando se calienta y descargar polvo cuando se enfría.
La turmalina tiene propiedades piezoeléctricas y piroeléctricas debido a su estructura polar. Las propiedades eléctricas especiales de la turmalina se han encontrado durante mucho tiempo. Se descubrió que la turmalina puede atraer polvo cuando se calienta y descargar polvo cuando se enfría.
Otra cosa que deseaba contarte es sobre esta nueva colección cápsula que cree en memoria de una mascota… te cuento…
Esta colección nació cuando una cliente me pidió que creara una pieza especial para una amiga que había perdido a su mascota llamada Ginger y quería algo con lo cual la pudiera recordar.
De ahí nació esta colección de cadena de plata bañada en oro, con circones y con dije en forma de fasquito tallados a mano en cuarzo/ amatista/ labradorita. En los mismos puedes guardar perfumes, esencias y o aceites y siempre tenerlo cerca.
De ahí nació esta colección de cadena de plata bañada en oro, con circones y con dije en forma de fasquito tallados a mano en cuarzo/ amatista/ labradorita. En los mismos puedes guardar perfumes, esencias y o aceites y siempre tenerlo cerca.
¿Te gusta el ópalo o la turmalina? ¿Cual es tu favorita? ¿Te gustó la nueva colección Ginger? ¿Tienes mascotas?
Xoxo,
Britt